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Publisher
Crown Business
Pub. Date
c2011
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English
Description
"Most startups are built to fail. But those failures, according to entrepreneur Eric Ries, are preventable. Startups don't fail because of bad execution, or missed deadlines, or blown budgets. They fail because they are building something nobody wants. Whether they arise from someone's garage or are created within a mature Fortune 500 organization, new ventures, by definition, are designed to create new products or services under conditions of extreme...
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English
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An award-winning columnist and journalist describes how businesses that structure their teams into functional departments, or "silos," actually hinder work, cripple innovation, restrict thinking and force normally smart people to ignore risks and opportunities. --Publisher's description.
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English
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"Fried and Hansson have the proof to back up their argument. "Calm" has been the cornerstone of their company?s culture since Basecamp began twenty years ago. Destined to become the management guide for the next generation, It Doesn't Have to Be Crazy at Work is a practical and inspiring distillation of their insights and experiences. It isn?t a book telling you what to do. It?s a book showing you what they?ve done?and how any manager or executive...
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Publisher
Portfolio/Penguin
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
In the fall of 1999, John Doerr met with the founders of a start-up whom he'd just given $12.5 million, the biggest investment of his career. Larry Page and Sergey Brin had amazing technology, entrepreneurial energy, and sky-high ambitions, but no real business plan. For Google to change the world (or even to survive), Page and Brin had to learn how to make tough choices on priorities while keeping their team on track. They'd have to know when to...
Author
Publisher
Portfolio/Penguin
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"As commander of Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC), General Stanley McChrystal discarded a century of management wisdom and pivoted from a pursuit of mechanical efficiency to organic adaptability. In this book, he shows how any organization can make the same transition to act like a team of teams -- where small groups combine the freedom to experiment with a relentless drive to share their experience."--
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English
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"Chapman and coauthor Raj Sisodia show how any organization can reject the traumatic consequences of rolling layoffs, dehumanizing rules, and hypercompetitive cultures. Once you stop treating people like functions or costs, disengaged workers begin to share their gifts and talents toward a shared future. Uninspired workers stop feeling that their jobs have no meaning. Frustrated workers stop taking their bad days out on their spouses and kids. And...
Author
Publisher
Vintage Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"In The Excellence Dividend, Peters shows that nothing beats a high-quality product or service, designed and delivered by people who are as dedicated to each other as they are to their shared goal. With his unparalleled expertise and inimitable charisma, Peters offers brilliantly simple, actionable guidelines for success that any business leader can immediately implement, punctuated by incisive quotes from some of today's leading lights in business....
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Publisher
Portfolio
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Retired four-star general Stan McChrystal has lived a life associated with the deadly risks of combat. From his first day at West Point, to his years in Afghanistan, to his efforts helping business leaders navigate a global pandemic, McChrystal has seenhow individuals and organizations fail to mitigate risk. Why? Because they focus on the probability of something happening instead of the interface by which it can be managed. In this new book, General...
Author
Publisher
Two Rivers Distribution
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
Español
Description
Aaron Dignan ayuda a los equipos de trabajo de todo el mundo a reinventar por completo sus sistemas operativos, los principios y prácticas fundamentales que dan forma a su cultura laboral, con un éxito extraordinario.Les ayuda a ver que las organizaciones no son máquinas predecibles y controlables. Son sistemas humanos complejos llenos de potencial esperando ser liberado.Revolucionando el trabajo nos explica exactamente cómo reinventar nuestra...
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Publisher
Wiley
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
The guide to shortening your execution cycle down from one year to twelve weeks Most organizations and individuals work in the context of annual goals and plans; a twelve-month execution cycle. Instead, The 12 Week Year avoids the pitfalls and low productivity of annualized thinking. This book redefines your "year" to be 12 weeks long. In 12 weeks, there just isn't enough time to get complacent, and urgency increases and intensifies. The 12 Week Year...
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Publisher
Avid Reader Press
Pub. Date
2025.
Edition
First Avid Reader Press hardcover edition.
Language
English
Description
"From the #1 New York Times bestselling coauthor of Made to Stick, Switch, and The Power of Moments comes a revolutionary guide to fixing what's not working-in systems and processes, organizations and companies, and even in our daily lives-by identifying leverage points and concentrating resources to achieve our goals"--
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Publisher
Portfolio/Penguin
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"In this book, Richard Lee, a Silicon Valley leadership trainer, proves that you don't need to reengineer your entire organization to maximize its potential; you only need to give your people the tools to succeed inside it. Drawing on examples from companies he has worked with, Lee provides practical solutions to the problems that hold people back in nearly every organization. Among the skills he teaches are: How you as a team leader can hold team...
14) Bullshit jobs
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Language
English
Description
Does your job make a meaningful contribution to the world? In the spring of 2013, David Graeber asked this question in a playful, provocative essay titled "On the Phenomenon of Bullshit Jobs." It went viral. After a million online views in seventeen different languages, people all over the world are still debating the answer. There are millions of peopleHR consultants, communication coordinators, telemarketing researchers, corporate lawyerswhose jobs...
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Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
People are fairly evenly divided between those with either a growth or a fixed mindset about intelligence and talent. And leaders' mindsets, Professor Dweck shows, influence their ability to grow on the job and to develop successful teams. Leaders with a growth mindset (who assume talents can be developed) place high value on learning, are open to feedback, and are confident in their ability to cultivate their own and others' abilities. Leaders with...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Many of history's greatest growth markets were created by a disruptive technology that was met with resistance from traditional industries and organizations. Dr. Christensen demonstrates that in order to create new business in emerging markets, you need appropriate management of technological innovation and the ability to find new markets for new technologies.
17) Seeing red cars
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Seeing Red Cars is a full-length Star Thrower program that encourages audiences to focus on what they DO want instead of focusing on what they dont! By having a positive attitude and taking action, viewers will be motivated to move in the right direction for themselves and for their organization. Hosted by Laura Goodrich, trainer and consultant, this unique and engaging program helps audiences make better decisions, combat negativity, and create...
Author
Publisher
Crown Business
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"In Scaling Up Excellence, bestselling author Bob Sutton and Stanford colleague Huggy Rao tackle the topic that obsesses businesses large and small, from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies--how to scale up their businesses and spread excellence throughout the organizational culture"--
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Most organisations are built for stability, not for change. But in today's competitive environment, you must be ready to change and change frequently. Lawler and Worley explain how to increase your "surface area" with the outside world, drive leadership to lower levels in the company, and reward decision makers for change management as well as results.
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